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Sam Altman's vision is the stuff of my nightmares: "A significant fraction of the power on Earth should be spent running AI"

AMD CEO Lisa Su brought OpenAI's Sam Altman on stage during the Advancing AI 2025 keynote on Thursday, and one exchange from their brief chat now lives rent-free in my mind. For better or worse.

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NASA astronaut aboard ISS captures colorful aurora in time-lapse footage of Earth from space (video)

The time-lapse footage was captured by NASA astronaut Jonny Kim.

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An entrepreneur wants to build a giant net to catch spacecraft landing on the moon, but can it be done?

This novel idea could become an important piece of a future moon economy.

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Aurora alert! Moderate geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as New York and Idaho on June 14

Aurora chasers, keep your eyes on the skies this weekend as northern lights might be possible at mid-latitudes.

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Who Won the Trump-Musk Fight? According to Analysts, This 1 Hidden-Gem Space Stock.

Analysts believe one under-the-radar space company could emerge as the surprising winner from the feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

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13 People Break Down The Historical Lies That Are Widely Accepted To This Day

Some historical lies get repeated so many times, we start believing they are true.

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June full moon shines on SpaceX Dragon | Space photo of the day for June 12, 2025

SpaceX's private Dragon spacecraft was treated to a stunning view in the night sky under June's full moon.

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24 ‘Useless Yet Interesting Calculations’ To Get Your Mind Reeling

Whoever said math is useless in the real world can crawl under a rock because this Reddit community did all the calculations. All the unnecessary, yet interesting ones, though, but it still counts.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers smallest 'failed stars' ever seen

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the smallest brown dwarfs ever seen with the potential to form planets and surrounded by mysterious molecules.

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Why China’s rare earth exports are a key issue in trade tensions with US

Beijing has a virtual monopoly on supply of the critical minerals used to make everything from cars to wind turbines.

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'It's a ticking time bomb': Acid levels in Earth's oceans have already breached 'danger zone', study suggests

Researchers have found that ocean acidification entered a "danger zone" in 2020, suggesting increased carbon dioxide levels have caused Earth to breach another planetary boundary.

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Why the appendix is much more important than we once thought

You may have heard that astronauts have their appendix removed before leaving Earth. After all, people say you can live without this organ because it serves no purpose, but how much truth is there in this belief?

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Woman who vanished from Hyde Park four months ago 'found safe and well'

Portia Vincent-Kirby, from Finchley, appeared to have ‘fallen off the earth’ after spending the evening with friends in Hyde Park on February 21

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'Brace yourselves': Mariah Carey's Type Dangerous video includes 'earth shattering surprise'

Mariah Carey's fans have been warned something major goes down in the music video for Type Dangerous

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Critical minerals give China an edge in trade negotiations

U.S. President Donald Trump wants China to lift restrictions on exporting rare earths and other critical minerals that Beijing imposed as part of a yearslong trade war

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Why are sunsets so pretty in winter? There’s a simple explanation

If you live in the southern hemisphere and have been stopped in your tracks by a recent sunset, you may have noticed they seem more vibrant lately. The colours are brighter and bolder, and they linger longer in the sky.

The Independent UK

Solar Orbiter offers first glimpse of the Sun’s poles in breakthrough mission

The European Space Agency released images from the robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft

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What do we know about the US-China trade deal?

At 55 percent, the tariffs are still high, but some experts expect they will drop further.

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Bottom of the sun becomes visible to humans for the first time in history (photos)

For the first time, scientists have imaged the elusive south pole of the sun. The images captured by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft reveal our star's magnetic field is a powder keg ready to blow.

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Trump trade deal shows how vital China’s rare-earth metals are to US defense firms

Draft agreement may reassure top US military suppliers after president’s tariffs flip-flopping threatened production

The Independent UK

Newly discovered ‘Dragon Prince’ dinosaur rewrites family history of T rex

Khankhuuluu mongoliensis lived roughly 86 million years ago and was an immediate precursor to the dinosaur lineage called tyrannosaurs

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Canadian space firm unveils new Scottish office and launches search for staff

A CANADIAN space company has announced it has opened its new office in Edinburgh and is looking for Scots to fill multiple job roles ...

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James Webb Space Telescope sees 1st exoplanet raining sand alongside 'sandcastle' partner world

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Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit for the Japanese company iQPS on Wednesday morning (June 11).

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Almost half of California's faults — including San Andreas — are overdue for earthquakes

California's earthquakes are far more likely to be "overdue" compared with earthquakes in the rest of the world.

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